Hardik Pandya's 40 off 30 and Kieron Pollard's 15* off 7 powered MI to a 6 wicket win against Punjab Kings. Chasing 136, MI lost 2 wickets back to back in the 3rd over but then de Kock (27) and Saurabh Tiwary (45) held the crease for a while. But the big player was Hardik Pandya, who came at #5, spent some time and then gained his form to take MI across the line.

MI had lost 3 back to back matches in the 2nd leg of the IPL 2021, this is their first win in UAE this year. For PBKS, Ravi Bishnoi picked up two wickets, of Rohit Sharma & Suryakumar Yadav in consecutive balls.

In the first innings, MI restricted Punjab Kings at 135/6. Pollard and Bumrah picked up two wickets each, with Pollard taking two massive wickets of KL Rahul & Chris Gayle in his first over. For PBKS, Aiden Markram was the highest scorer with 42 runs off 29 balls, smashing 6 boundaries.

Earlier, MI Captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected field first against PBKS in the 42nd Match of the IPL 2021. The match is being played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Brief Score:

Punjab Kings - 135/6 in 20 overs. (Markram - 42(29), Bumrah - 2/24, Pollard - 2/8)

Mumbai Indians - 137/4 in 19 overs. (Tiwary - 45(37), Hardik - 40(30), Bishnoi - 2/25)
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